Some changes that could be made in my study program

To begin with, I would like to eliminate some obligatory branches that I consider unnecessary in the curriculum, such as "leadership workshop", since they increase the academic load, which affects us so that we can dedicate less time to the most relevant branches.

Another change that I would like to make is that only one teacher is dedicated to impart a subject, or otherwise, that the sequence of the different modules is very organized, organized and panified, without there being any interference between them, and that good communication between the professors who teach each module.

Finally, it would be beneficial for each subject to stick to the planning delivered at the beginning of the course, where it is established: the duration of the classes, evaluations and the weighting of them in the final grade of the subject, the feedback of the assessments compulsorily. Understanding that a new evaluation cannot be made without having made the feedback of the previous test.

I would also like all teachers to be given an obligatory training to carry out the classes, emphasizing the learning of the students, teaching them basic notions about pedagogy and how they should prepare the study material and PowerPoint presentations.

In relation to the facilities of the faculty, I would like the E rooms of Agronomy to have curtains, because in summer, when there is a lot of light, it is reflected on the blackboard and it is very difficult to distinguish it; and in winter, we get very cold because in the absence of curtains, much heat is lost from the room.

My favorite subject

My favorite subject this semester was the optional "Insects of forest ecosystems: identification and effects", taught by Professor Amanda Huerta.
In this field we observe several insects, of the orders coleoptera, lepidoptera, isoptera, hymenoptera, hemipterans; Both native and exotic. All of them with some forestry interest, related to plantations of pine, eucalyptus or native forest.
We also had to read articles that dealt with investigations that had been carried out, all related in some way to insects. This seemed very interesting to me, since we developed our critical part and our understanding of more scientific concepts. I also liked it because each person had a point of view about it, regardless of whether it handled the scientific terms, causing a debate, with which we finally learned much more than just having read the article.
Finally, we had to develop an insectary, which consists of collecting the insect, identifying it and assembling it. This may seem very simple, but for me it was difficult because I had to research a lot to be able to recognize them and know where these small animals live. However, thanks to the fact that I had to work a lot for the elaboration of the insectary, it was that I learned a lot, besides being interested in the world of insects. Now I can not stop observing the bugs!

Opinions

What is my opinion about:

violence on television?
The violence on television is now a very normal thing, is not surprising. Since the beginning of the TV the violence was there, as a form of humor. The growing of this kind of “humor” was tremendous, until became to the extreme that make the people do not question it. I think this problem do not have a solution, because if something is called “violent”, it will costume of another thing that represents the same kind of violence but in another way.

having pets at home?

The pets at home is a very beautiful action, they have been of the beginnings of the societies, and will be in the end of all of us. For these times, the pets are a good option for the lonely people, for the couples that have or not children, always the pets are part of the family.

recycling?

The recycling is the most important care of the society right now. It must to be a life philosophy, a continuum, a world-widethinking. The Earth is going down, getting ill and the ecosystems are failing. If we do not go anything, we will pay more than we are paying now.

legalizing marijuana and other drugs?
The legalizing of marijuana is a controversial theme. In my concern, the marijuana must be legal, because it is just a plant and her effects are less harmful than the alcohol or other drugs. Countries like Netherlands or Canada have marijuana legal and very good programs of consume or rehabilitation, promoting the responsible smoke of this plant.

Postgraduate studies

Thinking in continue my studies when I finish my career at Universidad de Chile, a very interesting program that I really like it is the Master en Paleontología Avanzada. This post grade belongs to Universidad de Alcalá and the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. It is a inter college research program. There are a lot of reasons for choosing this program: the focus of both universities is very long, combining careers like Geology, Paleontology and Biology. Theses perspectives are so useful to enrich the mind. Another reason for choosing this program is the country, Spain. It is not just for the language, also the research in Spain are very powerful. A lot of paleontological and archaeological sites are in Spain, like Atapuerca, Cima de los Huesos, Playa de la Griega, etc. Since dinosaurs, the first humans been, neanderthalpeople and thousands of more pre and historical sites that needs information about the use, evolution and cycles of their plants.
Now, about the form to study this program, the best option is getting a Beca Chile, that consist in a scholarship payed from the state of Chile to the people accepted in the different universities around the world. With the Beca Chile I can live in Spain and study there full time until I finish my studies at Universidad de Alcalá and Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

My Future Job

A kind of job I want to have could be in a natural reserve, looking for the best for the ecosystem and researching the behavior of the forest. This job demands a lot of work in field, so I imagine that will implicates so much travel inside the reserve. For me is not a problem be moving on all the year, I prefer it than the monotony and the static of an office.
Now, talking about the salary, it is between the ($800.000 and $1.200.000), this is the pay that offer the government organisms. There are another privates institutions that cares about these works, but they are not a lot. May be the pay could be better than the government work but is most difficult to get theses jobs. 
Thinking in a line of investigation to continue in my professional life, I really like the paleobotanic studies. In my concern, this area is the most interesting because all the life on the planet needs the plants, and the understanding of the evolution of the plants and their [paleo] ecosystems will help us to comprise other live forms. The presence of plants indicates and implicates a lot of organisms living around together, and the paleobotanic studies are a very useful tool to reveal the life in the past.

My profession

Uff to  be a forestry is quite a feat because you have to deal with many people and try to please them all, for example, if I have to take care of a forest, I can’t forbid people living near it to extract things from the forest, such as firewood, fruits, among others, since it would take away their means of subsistence.

However, as difficult as it may seem, it is very gratifying to be able to do something for society and for the environment, as this it is changing so much due to global warming and the misuse or exploitation that has been made of it.

I have been very concerned about the environment since I was very small and I have always criticized the people who are throwing their garbage on the ground, who break the plants because they do and who harmed the animals just for badness. I have questioned our way of seeing the world, which is very selfish and individualistic, and that is why we have reached such contamination and destruction of the planet.

However, since I could not remain alone with criticizing, I came to study something related to the environment.

My best vacations

In December 2013, after we went on vacation at school, we did the study tour that we had been waiting for so much in my course. With my classmates we went to Parque Tantauco, a private park that is part of the Fundación Futuro and whose owner is Sebastián Piñera, it is located in the south of the Isla Grande de Chiloé. It is located in the "Chaiguata Site", a place that was defined as a priority site for the conservation of biodiversity by CONAMA.

It is very beautiful, has a huge amount of vegetation, from ancient cypresses and evergreen forests to peat bogs dating from the last glaciation, there is also a very diverse fauna that is everywhere, if you walk very quietly along the path You can find the Chorote fox around and also a huge amount of birds like Chucao, a very famous bird in the sector.

In the 4 days that we were in the place we walked a lot and we learned about the importance of conserving unique places like this, we also kayaked in the lake that was close to where we were staying.

country I would like to visit

The country I would like to visit is France, it is located in Europe. Its capital is Paris, as the city of light. It has approximately 66.9 million inhabitants.

France is one of the countries that has a greater number of palaces, one of the most famous is the Palace of Versailles, perhaps because of the great opulence of which it is characterized. It has a baroque architecture, there lived the famous Marie Antoinette of Austria with Louis XVI of France. Inside this palace there is a hall of mirrors, which is full of mirrors and gold, which give a shine to the whole place, hence its name.On the other hand, there is the Louvre Museum, where paintings and famous works are exhibited, such as "La Gioconda", a work by Leonardo da Vinci, ancient Greek sculptures such as "Venus de Milo" or "Dying Slave", Miguel Ángel, among many others.Finally in the capital, Paris, is the "Eiffel Tower", a structure of 300 meters high.All these places motivate me to travel to France, I hope to be able to specify at some point.